Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis: A review of clinical characteristics, microbiology, treatment strategies, and outcomes

International Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Maalouf, Fadi ^a   Abdulaal, Marwan ^a   Hamam, Rola N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ERTAPENEM; MEROPENEM; NATAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE PAIN; EYE SURGERY; GONIOSCOPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRITIS; LENS IMPLANT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR CAPSULECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BIOPSY;

EID: 84865833260     PISSN: 20908040     EISSN: 20420099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/313248     Document Type: Review

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